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octosyllable

oc·to·syl·la·ble
O o

Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [ok-tuh-sil-uh-buh l]
    • /ˈɒk təˌsɪl ə bəl/
    • /ˈɒk.təʊ.ˌsɪ.ləbl/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [ok-tuh-sil-uh-buh l]
    • /ˈɒk təˌsɪl ə bəl/

Definitions of octosyllable word

  • noun octosyllable a word or line of verse of eight syllables. 1
  • noun octosyllable A word or line of verse with eight syllables. 1
  • noun octosyllable a line of verse composed of eight syllables 0
  • noun octosyllable a word of eight syllables 0
  • noun octosyllable a word or a line of verse having eight syllables 0
  • abbreviation OCTOSYLLABLE octosyllabic 0
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Origin of octosyllable

First appearance:

before 1765
One of the 46% newest English words
1765-75; part translation of Late Latin octōsyllabus; see octosyllabic, syllable

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Parts of speech for Octosyllable

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Full grammatical hierarchy of Octosyllable

octosyllable popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 44% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.

octosyllable usage trend in Literature

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